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New Species

Thanks to the work of scientists and experts passionate, new mammal species are discovered every year.
Since 2000, there are 783 species and subspecies new. These discoveries are the result of thorough exploration of the geographical areas, but also of scientific advances in genetics.
Unfortunately, many species are endangered because their discovery of the immediate destruction of habitat (such as the Amazon forest).

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The Order of
CETACEA (Whale, Killer whale, Dolphin)
inclued
10 new species discovered since 2000

South Pacific, New Zealand, North-west coast of the North Island between New Plymouth and Dargaville.

Lagenorhynchus harmatuki

Whitmore & Kaltenbach, 2008

U.S.A., Beaufort County, North Carolina

New Zealand Dusky DolphinLagenorhynchus obscurus #1

Perrin, 2002

New Zealand

Heinsohn's DolphinOrcaella heinsohni

Beasley, Robertson & Arnold, 2005

Along the northern Australian coast and New Guinea (Western New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). In Australia, occur from Broome, Western Australia, north and east to the Brisbane River, Queensland

Australian humpback dolphinSousa sahulensis

(Jefferson & Rosenbaum, 2014)

Waters of the Sahul Shelf from northern Australia to southern New Guinea (Tasmania, Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea in Indonesia)